December Startup Ideas

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A monthly subscription service that sends you an e-book on a topic you’ve selected every month. The company launched in December, and is signing up more than 50,000 new subscribers every month, the founder tells me.

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4 years ago

Indeed.com launched in 2003, but has since grown into a market leader. Indeed.com has also been acquired by The Walt Disney Company in December 2018.

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4 years ago

An HR platform that focuses on employee engagement, and is aimed at small/medium size companies. They plan to announce a $2.5 million seed round in December.

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4 years ago

A company that helps companies create video campaigns, including the production and editing of videos. Founded in December 2017, the company has raised $1.1 million from a number of investors.

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4 years ago

A dating platform for men seeking women, with a heavy emphasis on education. The company has already raised $1.4M after announcing the startup in December, with investors including former CEO of LinkedIn, Reid Hoffman.

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3 years ago

This list has been updated as of December 2018.

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4 years ago

In December 2018, a short video was released on the startup’s Twitter feed in which co-founder Isaac Lee described the company’s culture as “our culture is that we’re always going to be one step ahead of you.”

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3 years ago

This startup, which was founded in December, has been fun for the last year.

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4 years ago

A mobile chat platform that lets you video chat with your friends. It actually built a mobile chat platform the same way it built the messaging platform, with no outside funding. It’s now in private beta after launching in December.

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3 years ago

This startup is developing a new type of seismic-based sensor that can be used to detect changes in seismic activity. The startup will demo the sensor at the upcoming American Geophysical Union meeting in December.

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4 years ago

A startup that wants to allow companies to target marketing programs to specific visits on websites. The startup, which was founded in December, has already signed up over 200 customers including Pinterest, Dailymotion, and Instagram.

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4 years ago

A directory for finding the nearest dry cleaner, restaurant, and other types of businesses. The company launched in Boston with the goal of landing in New York and Los Angeles by December.

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3 years ago

"• "December 2014 - Cleared to launch"

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4 years ago

The startup, which launched in December, is building an API that allows companies to design their own “gunmetal” color palettes for their apps. The startup wants to deliver a service that allows designers to create color palettes through a set of “gunmetal” swatches.

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4 years ago

A new company that lets users make their own bitcoin by mining it with their computer, which is then split among users. The app was first released in December 2017, and since then has grown to over 500,000 users.

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3 years ago

The San Jose, California-based startup offers an introduction to basic accounting, billing, and invoicing. The startup launched in San Francisco in December and was one of 10 finalists in the TechStars New York program.

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4 years ago

A platform for buying and selling and exchanging surplus shoes that otherwise wouldn’t get sold. The company has sold about $4,000 worth of shoes since launching in December.

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3 years ago

A company that builds data visualizations for the media market. Launched in December 2016, the startup was founded by a former Google product manager.

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3 years ago

The company uses a “digital marketplace” to build, sell, and deliver furniture. The startup plans to ship all furniture in assembly kits starting in December, and then move to fully assembled furniture.

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3 years ago

A toolset to help crowdfunding campaigns implement “native advertising”. Launched in December 2015.

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3 years ago

In 2018, the most well known YC batch was the Winter batch (Winter), which took place between December 26, 2017 and January 12, 2018. The companies in this batch are:

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3 years ago

The 2018 edition of the Crunchies started on December 1, 2017 with a special edition on the night of December 1, 2017.

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3 years ago

A company that wants to make it easier to find and book a hotel room, currently with over 1,200 hotels and is currently in talks with over 100 more. It’s been around since December and is worth $120 million.

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2 years ago

The first version of the Startup List will be released in early December. The Startup List is an ongoing project by the Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.

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2 years ago

A platform for selling certified organic foods that are certified by third parties, including the USDA. The company, founded in December 2017, is ramping up to launch in February 2019.

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December Startup Ideas

A monthly subscription service that sends you an e-book on a topic you’ve selected every month. The company launched in December, and is signing up more than 50,000 new subscribers every month, the founder tells me.

Indeed.com launched in 2003, but has since grown into a market leader. Indeed.com has also been acquired by The Walt Disney Company in December 2018.

An HR platform that focuses on employee engagement, and is aimed at small/medium size companies. They plan to announce a $2.5 million seed round in December.

A company that helps companies create video campaigns, including the production and editing of videos. Founded in December 2017, the company has raised $1.1 million from a number of investors.

A dating platform for men seeking women, with a heavy emphasis on education. The company has already raised $1.4M after announcing the startup in December, with investors including former CEO of LinkedIn, Reid Hoffman.

This list has been updated as of December 2018.

In December 2018, a short video was released on the startup’s Twitter feed in which co-founder Isaac Lee described the company’s culture as “our culture is that we’re always going to be one step ahead of you.”

This startup, which was founded in December, has been fun for the last year.

A mobile chat platform that lets you video chat with your friends. It actually built a mobile chat platform the same way it built the messaging platform, with no outside funding. It’s now in private beta after launching in December.

This startup is developing a new type of seismic-based sensor that can be used to detect changes in seismic activity. The startup will demo the sensor at the upcoming American Geophysical Union meeting in December.

A startup that wants to allow companies to target marketing programs to specific visits on websites. The startup, which was founded in December, has already signed up over 200 customers including Pinterest, Dailymotion, and Instagram.

A directory for finding the nearest dry cleaner, restaurant, and other types of businesses. The company launched in Boston with the goal of landing in New York and Los Angeles by December.

"• "December 2014 - Cleared to launch"

The startup, which launched in December, is building an API that allows companies to design their own “gunmetal” color palettes for their apps. The startup wants to deliver a service that allows designers to create color palettes through a set of “gunmetal” swatches.

A new company that lets users make their own bitcoin by mining it with their computer, which is then split among users. The app was first released in December 2017, and since then has grown to over 500,000 users.

The San Jose, California-based startup offers an introduction to basic accounting, billing, and invoicing. The startup launched in San Francisco in December and was one of 10 finalists in the TechStars New York program.

A platform for buying and selling and exchanging surplus shoes that otherwise wouldn’t get sold. The company has sold about $4,000 worth of shoes since launching in December.

A company that builds data visualizations for the media market. Launched in December 2016, the startup was founded by a former Google product manager.

The company uses a “digital marketplace” to build, sell, and deliver furniture. The startup plans to ship all furniture in assembly kits starting in December, and then move to fully assembled furniture.

A toolset to help crowdfunding campaigns implement “native advertising”. Launched in December 2015.

In 2018, the most well known YC batch was the Winter batch (Winter), which took place between December 26, 2017 and January 12, 2018. The companies in this batch are:

The 2018 edition of the Crunchies started on December 1, 2017 with a special edition on the night of December 1, 2017.

A company that wants to make it easier to find and book a hotel room, currently with over 1,200 hotels and is currently in talks with over 100 more. It’s been around since December and is worth $120 million.

The first version of the Startup List will be released in early December. The Startup List is an ongoing project by the Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School.

A platform for selling certified organic foods that are certified by third parties, including the USDA. The company, founded in December 2017, is ramping up to launch in February 2019.